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23.09.2018 19:30 Uhr

THE CHESS PLAYER von Richard McElvain

THE CHESS PLAYER is based on the novella, “Schachnovelle” by Austrian author Stefan Zweig. It tells the story of a Viennese Jewish lawyer, Dr. B, imprisoned by the Nazis. Because his legal practice was in financial management for Austrian "old money", they are sure he "knows" things they want to find out, so instead of sending him to the death camps, they keep him in solitary confinement to break him down. Gradually descending into madness, he steals a book of famous chess games and staves off insanity by escaping into the games.

Richard performed the show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year and it received 5* STAR reviews!

ETD will be producing THE CHESS PLAYER, performed by the incredibly talented Richard McElvain, as he brings his show to Düsseldorf for just 6 DAYS ONLY, on the 18th, 19th, 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 26th September at the Theater Museum Performance will begin at 7.30pm.

Tickets cost 16€/12€ (groups 10+) and can be booked via the museum on 02118996130 or at kasse_theatermuseum@duesseldorf.de